
From several dozen troopers facing criminal charges in an expansive payroll fiasco, to drunk-driving drill instructors and other one-offs, the follies continue.
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Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
From several dozen troopers facing criminal charges in an expansive payroll fiasco, to drunk-driving drill instructors and other one-offs, the follies continue.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
After SPAM received the full payment, its then-treasurer told investigators that Pullman demanded a check for $250,000 for Lynch Associates, pounding the table and yelling “Stop breaking my f**cking balls and give me the check!” when the treasurer questioned him.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
It could be years before the Newtown case works its way up through the Supreme Court of the United States, where it is inevitably headed. In the meantime, DigBoston and BINJ will continue to report on the firearm economy in Mass and to identify the politicians, including Baker, who speak out against harm while accepting money from gun dealers and distributors.
Written by VARIOUS AUTHORS Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
Mass State Police and local law enforcement have spent millions amassing an arsenal of Tasers, but there’s minimal accountability for those doing the purchasing, or for those doing the tasing
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: FEATURES, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
In one moment of clarity, a state police spokesperson did confirm that there is zero outside oversight of millions of dollars in purchasing done by the department.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
"The participating state agencies sought proposals from makers and distributors of everything from practice ammo and targets, to handguns, silencers, tasers, tear gas, chemical munitions, pepperball launchers, dart guns, gas masks, and ballistic blankets."
Written by SETH KERSHNER Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction
“For them to use a hateful meme of me in what is supposedly training material is just terrifying,” Sullivan wrote. “It shows just how openly they condone harassment campaigns against anti-racist protesters.”
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS
No matter how many bullets they shoot or dangerous arrests they may make, those who cover up atrocities and fortify a system that coddles the family and friends of the powerful are pathetic and weak next to the few who facilitate transparency.
Written by ANDREW QUEMERE Filed Under: COLUMNS, News
Why won’t the Worcester DA release a 66-year-old murder file?
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
It’s just a little drone, but the size shouldn’t fool you.